Delivering material from rolls



April 8, 1924; 1,489,874

W. M. WHEILDON DELIVERING MATERIAL FROM ROLLS Filed July 21, 1919 2 Sheets-Sheet l lib/2 .1.

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WILLIM M. WHEILDGN, @F ASHLAND, ASQKG'NQR- TO EDWARD BE.

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Be it known that 1, WILLIAM WHEIL- noN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Ashland, in the county of Middlesea and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Delivering Ma terial from Rolls, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to mechanisms for controlling the feed oi material from rolls and in particular to a means governin the tension under which the material unwinds. Certain features of the invention in the torm.

herein disclosed adapt it more particularly for use with machines of the type having a revolving head or shuttle on which the roll is carried, so that the roll revolves bodily as well as rotates. An example of machines of this type is a machine designed for use in wrapping tires with a relatively narrow strip of paper and for convenience l have here shown and will describe the invention in connection with such a tire wrapping machine.

My invention will best be understood by reference to the following description of the illustrative embodiment thereof taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is a front elevation of a portion of the tire wrapping machine embod ing the improvements which form the su ject matter of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an elevation on an enlarged scale of the roll and associated mechanism;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan ofthe parts shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a section on an enlarged scale through the roll-carrying hub on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, I have there shown a portion of a wrapping machine such as may be used to form the package shown in Patent 'No. 1,282,167,

dated Oct. 22, 1918, to Edward H. An ier. Supported on a suitable frame 7 by r0 lers 9 is a nearly annular shuttle or head 11. This shuttle is engaged exteriorly by a bight of a driving belt 13 and is revolved about its own axis, carrying with it the roll 15 of wrapping strip. A tire i? is supported by rolls 1%) (only one of which is shown in Fig. i) so that a portion passes through the eye or opening of the shuttle 11 and it is advanced by the rolls 19. Paper from the strip 15 is drawn ofi' by the rotation of the shuttle and wrapped around the cross section of the tire and the teedin movement of the tire causes the strip to e applied as a helical wrapping.

When making the packa e described in the patent referred to, it is esirable to apply the wrapping strip under considerable tension to partially expand the resilient gatherings or the wrapping material and orm a wrapping tightly drawn about the tire or other article. It will be apparent from inspection of Fi 1, however, that when the roll of material is large, a much greater torque is exerted than when it is small and consequently a resistance to'unwinding of the roll which would adequately tension the material when the roll is new may be unduly large after a considerable amount oi the strip has been unwound. The present invention contemplates the provision of suitable means for automatically varying the tension to compensate for the reduction in turning moment as the material is unwound.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 2 and 3, the roll-carrying mechanism and the tensioning means, which takes the form of an adjustable brake restraining the unwinding movement of the strip, is herein organized as a unit carried on a base plate 21 which may be mounted on the shuttle 11. From one end of this plate 21 projects a spindle 23 for supporting the roll, this spindle being best shown in Fig. 4. The roll turns on the spindle 23 through the medium of a sleeve or hub 25 preferably provided with interior bushings 27 of oil-'mpregnated wood and havingend bearings i the form of washers 29 of the same material. The roll of wrapping material, which is usually mounted on a core of cardboard or the like, may he slipped on over this hub from the left viewing Fig. 4 and may rest against the flange portion 31 which is pinned to the inner end of the hub proper and serves to position the roll as regards movement toward the shuttle.

In the present example of my invention,

the rotation of the roll is controlled by a suitable braking force applied to this hub and it is desirable to concentrate all the rotating movement on the bearing between the spindle and the hub, and for this purpose the hub is formed to interlock with the core of the roll which is placed thereon and to which the wrapping strip itself may be suitably secured. Herein this is effected by suitable gripping elements which are drawn outwardly to clutch the roll to the hub when draft is applied to the roll in the winding operation. I have shown these gripping elements as taking the form of rollers 33 housed in grooves 35 which extend lengthwise of the hub and are tapered circumferentially thereof. Herein the rollers are supported by a sort of cage comprising washers 37 at opposite ends of the hub connected by rods or trundles 39 (Fig. 5) housed in the grooves. Pivoted to the trundles 39 are arms 41 to which the rollers 33 are journalled,herein by trunnions formed on the latter. By these means the rollers 33 are held in position but the entire cage may move circumferentially and if the core of the roll tends to turn about the hub 25 in a counterclockwise direction viewing Fig. 5, the rollers 33 will be drawn outwardly in the tapering grooves and grip the core of the-roll and prevent it from rotating on the hub. The arms 39 and the ends of the hub may be formed with suitable cooperating stop surfaces, as shown at 41 in Fig. 5, to maintain the rollers in contact with the bottoms of the grooves when no core is in position.

By the means thus described the entire rotary movement of the roll as the material is drawn therefrom is concentrated on the bearing of the hub 25 on the spindle 23 and it will be clear that the resistance to unwind ing movement may be controlled by a suitable brake applied to the hub. Herein braking force is applied by endwise pressure exerted against the inner washer 29 of oilimpregnated Wood and the brake shoe may take the form of a spring-pressed lever 43 which conveniently, as here shown, may be a lever which itself is a spring, the spring as shown in Fig. 2 having a bifurcated end 45 embracing the spindle 23 and bearing on the washer 29, as shown in Fig. 4. The fulcrum of the lever 43 may be conveniently adjustable and I have herein shown a block 47 interposcd between the spring 43 and the base plate 21 (see Fig. 3) and adapted to be adjusted along the spring and held in any desired position by a set screw 49. A braking force is exerted on the hub through the spring 43 by pressure exerted on the opposite end of the spring and inthe present instance means are provided for governing this pressure in correlation with the feed of the material from the roll. The particular construction of such means which I have here aesasra shown by way of example, I shall next describe.

At the opposite end of 'the spring 43 I have shown a spindle 51 projecting from base plate 21. This spindle may serve as a support for means for applying a thrust against the end of the spring lever, this thrust being conveniently regulated by a nut 53 on the outer end of the spindle. The

pressure-applying mechanism herein illus trated is best shown in Fig. 6 and may comprise an inner washer 55 adapted to bear on the end of the spring and an outer washer 57 against which rests nut 53; and between these washers are suitable pressure-applying struts 59. Herein I have shown two sets of these struts forming, as will hereinafter appear, a toggle mechanism, an inner set of struts interposed between the washer 55 and an intermediate washer 61, and an outer set of struts between the intermediate washer 61 and the outer washer 57. There may be three of these pairs of struts 59 disposed at equal intervals around the spindle, as shown in Fig. 6, and they herein take the form of pins having rounded. ends resting in suitable recesses in the washers. It Wlll be understood that when the struts 59 are parallel to the axis of the spindle 51, as shown in Fig. 6, they will constitute thrust members by which a pressure applied by set ting up the nut 53 may be exerted on the end of the spring bar 43 to apply a suitably regulated braking pressure to the hub. If, however, the intermediate washer 61 be rotated, for instance in a direction toward the observer in Fig. 6, while the end washers 55 and 57 are held in position by the keys securing them to the spindle 51 as shown, the struts will be rocked angularly and occupy a less space from end to end, the action of the double set of struts shown being similar to the breaking of a toggle; and this will permit the end of the spring 43 to move to the left viewing Fig. 6, thus relaxing somewhat the braking pressure on the spring. I herein provide for rotation of the intermediate washer 61 about the spindle 51 by a mechanism governed by the size of the roll.

This governing action is herein eflected by a suitable feeler arm 63 having a hollow hub 65 receiving the three washers referred to and adapted to turn on the end washers 55 and 57 as bearings. The intermediate washer 61 may turn with the hub about the spindle 51, and I have herein shown this washer as somewhat larger than the others and as inserted in the hub (35 with a driving fit against the shoulder 66 therein (see Fig. 6). The end of the feeler arm is adapted in be positioned by contact with the outer circumference of the roll 15, being drawn toward the same by a suitable spring 67. Then the roll is first put on. the struts 59 may be straight, in the position shown in lit neonate Fig. 6, and any desired tension placed upon the brake spring. As the roll 1s unwound and. the unwinding torque diminishes, the feeler arm 63 will be permitted to swing inwardly in a clockwise direction viewing Fig. 2, rotating the washer 61 and angularly swinging the thrust members. The toggle struct the mechanism as herein disclosed whereby the governing of the braking force is controlled by an application of this centrifugal force. It will be clear from inspection oi 1 that a centrifugal force on the feeler arm 63 tends to lift it away from the roll; and to keep the feelcr in constant contact with the roll requires delicate balancing or a relatively strong spring 6'? which may cause the teeler arm itself to exert considerable force on the paper. T have therefore herein provided means which permits the feeler to be tree of the surface of the roll during operation of the machine but which allows it to drop against the roll when the machine stops. It will be understood' that in wrapping tires a considerable number of tires are wrapped from a single roll of material and comparatively few turns of material are drawn off from the roll each time. During the wrapping of a single tire the variation in torque due to this unwinding is not marked and l therefore arrange for a readjustment of the braking tension each time the machine stops, thus providing a step-by-step reduction of the which sutficiently compensates for the continuous reduction in turning moment on the roll.

To position the feeler arm 63 against centrifugal force and permit it to move inwardly against the surface of the roll under the action of the spring 67 when the m chine stops. the hub 65 of the feeler arm may be provided with an arm to guided by pin 51 which projects from base plate and enters suitable slot in this arm, th 65 carrying a pawl 73 drawn by a '55 into cooperation with the Si": ratchet rack W. spec-tion of Fig. 2, the centrifugal :ic-rce of the revolving shuttle 11 tends to roclr the leeler arm counterclockwise and is positioned against movement in that direction by the pawl 73. Operation of the machine will draw ed a number of turns from the roll 15, leaving the leeler arm spaced from the surface thereof. Then when the maionary As will be clear from in chine stops and the arm is no longer under the influence of centrifugal force, thespring 67., which may be a relatively light one, will draw the arm 63 clockwise, which movement is permitted, the pawl 73 moving over the rack 77 and being drawn by the spring 75 into engagement therewith at a point further to the left. This movement of the teeler arm will rock the strut arms 59 and relax the braking tension of the spring 43 in an amount proportional to the reduction in size of the roll 15. This cycle of movements may then be repeated. and the braking tension on the hub which carries the roll will be reduced step by step as the roll is unwound.

When the material in the roll has been completely used, the feeler arm will occupy position closely adjacent to the hub 23 will be held against outward movement by the pawl '23. I therefore conveniently apply suitable means permitting the disengagement of the pawl 73 from the rack in the operation or placing a new roll in position on the hub. l? or this purpose a latch Z9 (see Figs. 2 and 3) may be pivoted on the under side of the feeler arm where it makes contact with the roll, a portion being presented at the side away from the hub slightly above the level of the contact face of this arm. The latch 79 may operate a roclr shaft 81 which through the connecting rod 83 and crank arm 85 is adapted to rock pawl 73 against the force of its spring and out of engagement with the rack. The operation of this mechanism will be easily understood from the following description of the operation of renewing the roll of material.

We may suppose that a roll of material has been vin position on the machine and has been entirely used. To remove the core, it is grasped. and rotated counterclockwise viewing Figs. 1 and 2, or clockwise viewing 5, to roll back the rollers 33 into the deep parts of their grooves and release their grip on. the core and permit it to be withdrawn axially. The stop surfaces 41 prevent the rollers 33 from falling outwardly and retain them in the position shown in Fig. 5, which permits a new core to be slipped on over the end of the hub from the hand viewing Fig. 4. The new roll of material is moved toward the hub and brought downward across the front of same, the lower edge thereof first ong o ing the upper face of the latch Z9. This latch will be depressed and release the pawl 73, permitting further downward movement oi the roll carrying with it fieeler arm 63. This downward movement is continued until the core of the roll is opposite the hub, when it is moved inwardly into position against the flange ill. This new movement carries the roll clear of the latch as shown in Fig.

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3, and permits the pawl to be brought into engagement with the rack 77, and the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 2 ready for the operation of the machine in the manner described.

When a full roll is in position, the parts are perferably so arranged that the struts 59 shown in Fig. 6 are straight and a suit able dial, as shown in Fig. 1, may be provided in connection with the nut 53 for indicating the tension placed on the spring by setting up this nut. This tension may also be varied, particularly to compensate for irregularities in the strength of the spring, by adjustment of the fulcrum provided for by the bearing block 47 shown in Fig. 2. The dial herein shown, is a numbered plate 87 (see Fig. 6) housed in a recess in the end of the nut 53 and secured by a screw 89 to the end of the spindle 51. Cooperating with the dial is an indicating mark 91 on the nut. This construction permits adjustment of the zero of the dial by loosening of the screw 89 and angular adjustment of the zero to position it opposite the indicating mark 91 for any desired tension of the spring.

For any given type of work or quality of material, an initial adjustment of braking tension may be effected by unskilled persons by setting up the nut 53 to correspond with a suitable dial indication; and as the unwinding torque on the roll varies the braking tension on the hub will be correspondinglyrelaxed, herein by a step-bystejp reduction.

have described in detail the specific form of my invention herein illustrated. It will be understood, however, that I have been thus specific in order that the disclosed embodiment might be clearly understood and not because all the details herein shown and described are essential to the principles of my invention. What I consider new and desire to secure by Letters Patent I shall express in the following claims.

Claims:

1. In combination with a suitable support, a spindle carried thereby, a hub rotatable thereon, a spring pressed lever fulcrumed on said support and having an end bearing on said hub, a spindle at the outer end of the lever, inner and outer plates keyed. to the spindle, an intermediate plate free to turn thereon, thrust members between said plates and a feeler arm adapted to cooperate with a roll on said hub for rotating said plate.

2. In combination with a suitable support, a spindle carried thereby, a hub rotatable thereon, a spring pressed lever fulcrumed on said support and having an end bearing on said hub, a spindle at the outer end of the lever, inner and outer plates keyed to the spindle, an intermediateplate free to turn thereon, thrust members between said plates, a nut on the spindle cooperating with said outer plate and a feeler arm adapted to cooperate with a roll on said hub for rotating said plate.

3. In combination with a suitable rotary support a spindle projecting therefrom, a hub rotatable on the spindle and over which a roll of material may be placed from the outer end opposite the support, means between said support and hub to exert lengthwise of the spindle a braking pressure on the inner end of the hub, 11 tensioning device for said means and a fecler adapted to cooperate with a roll on the hub for governing said device.

4. In combination with a suitable rotary support, a spindle projecting therefrom, a hub journalled on the spindle and over which a roll of material may be placed from the outer end opposite the support, a brake lever having an end bearing against the inner end of the hub and means for operating the lever to apply endwise pressure to the hub including a governing feeler arm cooperating with a roll on the hub.

5. Means for controlling the feed of ma terial from a roll comprising a hub to receive the roll, a brake therefor having provision tending resiliently to withdraw it therefrom, and means for operating the brake comprising a feeler arm having a hub and a pressure transmitting strut having one end arranged to turn with that hub and the other relatively fixed.

6. Means for controlling the feed of material from a roll comprising a hub to receive the roll, a brake therefor having provision tending resiliently to withdraw it therefrom, a toggle for tensioning the brake and a feeler 10 cgoperating with the roll for moving the tog- 7 Means for controlling the feed of materials from a roll comprising a hub to receive the roll, a spring lever having one end bear- 0 ing thereon, rotatably operated means fordepressing the opposite end of the lever and a swinging feeler arm cooperating with the roll for operating said means.

8. In combination with a suitable support, 115 a spindle projecting therefrom, a hub rotatable thereon, a spring pressed lever fulcrumed on said support and having an end bearing on the hub, a spindle at the other end of the lever, a plate turning on the spindle, a strut interposed between plate and lever end and a feeler arm cooperating with the roll for rotating said plate.

9. In combination with a suitable support, a spindle projecting therefrom, a hub ro- 1% tatable thereon, a spring pressed lever fulcrumed on said support and having an end bearing on the hub, a spindle at the other end of the lever, a plate turning on the spindle, a strut interposed between plate and lever gen s e ers end, adjustable means for applying an end- Wise thrust to the strut and a teeler arm cooperating with the roll for rotating said plate.

10. Means for controlling the feed of material from rolls comprising a pivoted teeler arm governed by the size or" the roll, a thrust member in the form of a strut having one end movable with said arm and the other rela tively fixed, and brake means for the roll tensioned by said member.

ll. Means for controlling the feed of material from rolls comprising a hub, a lever for applying a braking force thereto, adjustable means for exerting a pressure on said lever and a teeler governed by the size of the roll for automatically adjusting said means.

12. Means for controlling the feed oi material from rolls comprising a brake for the roll, means for applying pressure to the same including relatively fixedand movable abutments and an interposed strut and means governed by the change in size of the roll for shifting the movable abutment.

18. Means for controlling the material from rolls comprising brahe for the roll, means for applying pressure to some including a rotatable and a nonretatable abutment and interposed and means for rotating the former by the change in size oithe roll,

it. Means for controlling the of material from rolls comprising a hub, a brake therefor comprising a spring pressed lever, means for applying pressure to the lever in cluding a rotatable member adapted hy its rotation to vary the pressure and governed by rotating said member.

15. Means for controlling the feed ma terial from rolls comprising a rotary carrier for the roll, a brake therefor including a spring pressed lever spindle on end oi? which carries a rotating roll, bra

the lever, means organised about said spindle for applying pressure to the lever and com prising a controlling member rotatable there on and means governed by change in of the rolls tor'rotating said 116.. In machine having reve roll and means for adjusting the so 1' prising a teeler arm having t it toward roll telze o h it from movement in the di'.

17. In a machine having a revo" which carries a roll, a e 1 roll and cans for urinating the a prising a feeler arm having means it toward the rolland pawl n hold ing it movement in the other direc= tron.

18, A machine having a revolving a support for a rotating roll thereon, resilient means for restraining rotation ofthe change in size or the roll for roll, a swinging arm for relaxing said means having an end adapted to be supported by the roll againstinvvard movement and intermittent grip means for holding the arm against outward movement in any inward position.

19. A machine having a revolving part, a support for a rotating roll thereon, resilient means -for restraining rotation of the roll, a swinging arm for relaxing said means having an end adapted to be supported by the roll against inward movement, intermittent-grip means for holding the arm against outward movement in any inward position and a latch at said end for releasing said grip means.

20 Meansior governing the feed of material from rolls comprising a brake, means for applying, pressure to the same and intermittently acting means normally idle during feeding movement and automatically ettective on each interruption of feed to cause by intermittent readjustments consequent onsuch interruptions a step by step change of pressure, I

21 Means or controlling the ad of material from lls comprising a feeler arm cooperating v i n the surface or the roll and subject to be moved therefrom during feedmovement, a brake, means for controlling the pressure of the brake operated by said and unidirectional stop means for restraining the outward movement of the arm.

22. in combination a rotating hub and brake means therefor comprising a bar spring havingan end hearing thereon, means cooperating with the other end of the spring for tensioning the same and an intermediate adjustable fulcrum for the spring. a

23. in combination a rotating hub and brake means therefor comprising a bar spr ng having an end bearing thereon, means crating the other end of the spring for tensionin the same and member adthe spring to proa suitable supbearing thereon, means for ore to end of lever and trnfngei rorce ill for a roll a spring a roll of head acting as the material is drawn from the roll progressively to relax the braking force to compensate for the diminution of the unwinding torque.

27. A machine having a revolving head carrying a rotatable roll, a brake for con-' while the head revolves but permitting it to lie away from the roll at such time and arranged to permit it to contact with the roll when revolution of the head stops.

28. In combination with a suitable support, a spindle carried thereby, a hub ro-' tatable thereon, a spring pressed lever fulcrumed on said support and having an end bearing on said hub, a spindle at the outer end of the lever, inner and outer plates keyed to the spindle, an intermediate plate free to turn thereon thrust members be tween said plates, a nut on the spindle cooperating with said outer plate having a recess and an index, a dial in the recess secured to the spindle and cooperating with the index, and a feeler arm adapted to cooperate with a roll on said hub for rotat ing said plate.

29. In combination with a suitable support, a spindle carried thereby, a hub rotatable thereon, a spring pressed lever fulcrumed on said support and having an end bearing on said hub, a spindle at the outer end of the lever, inner and outer plates keyed to the spindle, an intermediate plate free to turn thereon, thrust members between said plates, a nut on the spindle cooperating with said outer plate a dial carried by the spindle adjacent the nut and a feeler arm adapted to cooperate with a roll on said hub for rotating said plate.

30. A machine of the class described comprising a revolving head, a spindle thereon, a hub journalled on the spindle, having an internal bushing and end washers of oil impregnated wood, resilient means bearing on one of said washers to brake the hub and elements carried by the hub and adapted to be drawn outwardly into gripping e -seem engagement with a roll thereon by rotation of the roll.

31. A device of the class described comprising a shaft, a reel rotatably mounted thereon and presenting a surface serving as a friction plate, a cooperating friction member movable longitudinally of the shaft but non-rotatable therewith, means for varying the frictional engagement of the parts controlled by a mechanism including a rotary device adapted by its rotation to exert a force longitudinally of its axis of rotation, and a lever for automatically operating said means.

32. A device of prising a shaft, a reel rotatably mounted thereon and presenting a surface serving as a friction plate, a pivoted lever presenting to said plate a co-operating friction surface movable longitudinally of said shaft but non-rotatable therewith and means for controlling said pivoted lever including a rotary device adapted by its rotation to exert a force longitudinally of its axis of rotation.

33. A device of the class described comprising a shaft, a reel rotatably mounted thereon and presenting a surface serving as a friction plate, a spring pressed lever adjustably presenting to said plate a cooperating friction surface movable longitudinally of the shaft but non-rotatable therewith and means for moving the lever against the spring resistance comprising a mechanism adapted to convert a rotary motion to a linear motion.

34. A machine of the class described comprising a rotary member, a shaft eccentrically positioned thereon, a reel rotatably mounted on the shaft and presenting a surface serving as a friction plate, a second friction plate 29 slidably mounted on the shaft and adapted to engage the first, a pivoted lever for moving the second plate longitudinally of the shaft and means for "controlling said .pivoted lever comprising a mechanism adapted to convert rotary motion to a linear motion.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

WILLIAM M. WHEILDON.

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